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Fon! Dude, I totally agree with what you said. The info on "topics" that Yost sent you was awesome. Completely life changing. I'm so psyched up I'm legally changing my name to Chuck Ditka, b/c I may well now be the unstoppable love-child of Chuck Norris and Mike Ditka.

Oh, and PS: Next time you decide to post a "form comment" you may want to replace the word "topics" with an actual subject you abject moron. Serioulsy. Unless you're an automoted bot, in which case you're awesome.

They need to take the ad down. The job has been filled. Les Miles is the next coach. All he has to do is sign the contract next week. We'll probably hear about it on Tuesday by the latest. That's what I am hearing.

I did see the ESPN News "Breaking News" flash that LSU was allowing Michigan to talk to Les. I bet the loss to Ar - kansas had something to do with that. Maybe it's just a courtesy that they want to speak with Miles just so he doesn't feel snubbed and other coaches take Les's side about it.

* Plus 30 hours at rubber chicken dinners, kissing the buttcrack of every instant-football-expert-alumnus who donated more than $1,000 last year and pulling the teeth out of your tongue after he gives you his "expert offensive strategy"...

* Plus approx. 15-hours-per-week holding a star player's hand when he flunks a test or his girlfriend breaks up with him at 2 a.m. on a Wednesday morning.

Please sweet Jesus do not make Les Miles our next head coach. As a UM alum down here in Baton Rouge I can tell you we do not want him.

Not only is his game day coaching suspect, but he has a terrible habit of saying the dumbest things, for example, the calling out of USC and the PAC 10. You may have not heard his press conference this week where he talks about how LSU really is still the best in the nation because under the old system they would be 9-0-2 and two ties equals like one loss and there isn't a better one loss team out there now. I could go on, but I'm sick now. Plus, his discipline or selective discipline would make us look more and more like Sparty and OSU. Ryan Perillox (sp?) has had at least 4 reported run ins with the law over his 3 years here including a forgery charge that the FBI was involved in yet he has never been kicked off of LSU because if M. Flynn goes down they have none one behind him worth a damn.

I really have been concerned about getting Miles and then after the scare of Ferentz, I felt much relief at the thought of Miles. I have said it before, anyone is a risk right now, the one thing that I do like about Miles is that he will come here to stay. He does bleed blue and maize and that is what I find attractive in him as our next coach....the rest.....not so much, but you never know it could turn out to be a good thing. Anyone is a risk........we could do worse than Miles.

Mikoyan,"willing to do this to LSU"? Do what, leave an SEC school with no history to speak of for his alma mater? There's a reason that UM is the only school for which there's a buyout explicitly mentioned in his LSU coaching contract. I have a feeling this is his dream job.

Now, i'm not convinced he's the right fit for this job, but it's not b/c i think he'll "bolt for the next big thing". What can be bigger than this job, anyways? Any move from a program of UM's caliver is a lateral move, you'll never convince me otherwise.

I don't know. The thing that bothers me about Miles is that just about everyone under the sun is convinced he is the right fit. Last year, everyone under the sun was convinced that the Buckeyes were the next coming of the Four Horsemen/the Point a Minute Teams/Bear Bryant's Assholes/Barry Switzer/etc. and look what happened. A few years ago, everyone under the sun were convinced that the potent offense of Miami would wipe the field with the no offense of the Buckeyes. Heck, last year everyone had the Colts written off against the Patriots and then against the Bears. IT seems that everytime folks in the sports world are this unified, they are wrong.

I started to comment that I liked Les, but after reading Katie's breakdown of the Tampa 2? I'm thinking I like her better!

But Les is a good pick. He's won everywhere. He beat OU while @ osu, he's won 10. games for 3 straight seasons @ lsu.

No one's perfect. Every candidate has drawbacks. However, I like what I know about Les. He recruits well. His teams play good D. He adjusts during the game. He adjusts schemes/plays to match circumstances & personnel, all of these are big improvements.

What are the three biggest bitches you hear from our fans? 1.too predictable on O; 2 too conservative game management; & 3 playing not to lose instead of "to win".

We hire Les? Don't think we'll hear much of that.

Yeah, he may make some bone headed, "balls over brains" gambles. He'll lose a couple of games by taking risks instead of "playing smart". But I've had 13 seasons of "playing smart".

I'll throw my hat in the ring. I promise that if I were made coach, you would not see a punt if I'm on the opponents side of the field. Screw that field position crap. If nothing else, you eat up clock. If you are inside the 40, chances are that you gain about 20 yards because the punt is likely to end up in the endzone.

But my dislike of miles comes from the fact that when the bobbleheads are that unanimous about something, they are usually wrong.

Have to disagree with surroundedincolumbus. Les does not make adjustments. You can look at the Kentucky and Arkansas games for that. Against UK, LSU ran the standard zone package only rushing the four dl. What happened Woodson had all day to throw and he led the Cats to victory. The next week UF played UK (UF and LSU are very close in talent) and UF constantly mixed blitz schemes and coverages and destroyed UK by 30+ (if memory holds). Against Arkansas, Miles choose not to let his two all conference conrners cover the "recievers" one on one to commit to spy Macfadden and stop the run. What happened while LSU played zone all day long Arkansas ran for nearly 400 yards. LSU lost. LSU defense over the past six games has been average. Their ranking is still tied to the the domination of the first six games where teams were held to 100 total yards or so.

Miles is simply going to be Bo-Carr version 2.0.0.8.

He is a Michigan man but that is good and bad. He will be true to the school, but his teams will never overachieve and will often underachieve.

I am supporting the Big Ten. tOSU is not good enough to play for the NC and I don't want to see another rote like last year, THAT makes the Big Ten look bad. Sorry. Just the way I see it. You can rest assured that whatever bowl game tOSU plays in, even if it is the NC, I will root for them then, (and only then) for the sake of the Big Ten :o)

Normally, I would say screw the Buckeyes, but I'm all for Chaos in the BS, so therefore I have to say go Oklahoma (ouch...) and Pittsburgh. And go Hawaii because another undefeated team not playing in the Championship proves the sham that is the BS.

Don't fuss at the son of Swindler Jack. T-9, you and SJ have the makings of a great anger/bitterness group therapy session. Introduce yourselves, sing a few rounds of Boomer/Sooner and tell your story.

My wish is for LSU loss in the SEC championship game, so that LSU has to face UM (in one of them non-BCS bowl games). And, oh yeah ...

BOOMER, SOONER!

If you think OSU will embarrass itself like last year you got another thing coming. As far as embarrassing the B10, you guys should concentrate on sending off your coach (who's done a lot for you over the last 13 years) and winning your own bowl game, rather than worrying about what the Bucks do.

I would like to see a good B10-SEC match up. You best believe i'll be cheering for UM, and not LSU. If you've read my posts before, i don't hate on anybody, except for SEC b/c they think they're something they're not.

I really hope yoou're wrong about version 2.0.0.8. I'd be so friggin' psyched if we got someone in here who knew how to use the talent that comes our way. Granted, playing balls out instead of not to lose will be an improvement, but man I'm gonna be disappointed if it's SSDD just b/c Les came back. I want to see crazy over the shoulder fake fg's and our offense unleashed like the hounds of hell. Please. Is it too much to ask?

Not to change the subject, but with Penn State accepting the bid to the Alamo Bowl, does that put us in the Champs Sport Bowl? Ugh. I guess it's possible that if the BCS takes both tosu and Illinois, the Citrus Bowl (I mean, Capitol One) will be stuck with us.

Unless I misunderstand, we're no worse than 3rd in the Big Ten. If the tie-breaker is head-to-head, we should be second. I understand Wisconsin (better overall record and they beat us on the field), even Illinois (better overall record, exciting offense), but Penn State (4-4 in the Big Ten and lost to us)? Again I say, ugh. What a year to forget.

Mikoyan, they may be Saban's recruits but they're Miles' players. He's been there for three years and bhas been charged with their development in that time. From what I've seen he's done a pretty good job- god knows that's one department we've been lacking in lately.

And Tanuta in as the new DC would make me almost wet my pants with glee. His defenses are AGGRESSIVE, plus he coached at tOSU for several years, and was a DB's coach, meaning we'll be able to attract top talent back there again. Gotta go- moving day- but i look forward to seeing what you all have to say when this breaks big time. Later!

That came from the Detroit News......I am skeptical........I don't think that we are going to know anything for sure....until at least tomorrow......ESPN wouldn't report what they did without some firm information....something is fishy.

When Michigan is searching for a new head coach, it will be felt THROUGHOUT all of college football. This isn't Puxatawny Sisters of The Poor State seaking a new head coach. It's Michigan, and it's huge.

well, the cbs/sec crew just about wet themselves during the army-navy half time report on this. they loved pissing on espn/herbie for being wrong and then spit all over michigan, basically for herbstriet being wrong!

the funny thing is that the U has never said ANYTHING about Miles other than he was a possible candidate. and the official word from the AD has always been that this would be a comprehensive search that would include another half dozen interviews (of which Les would be one). even Brian @ MGBlog's report on Friday included that story from an "inside source" but followed an opposite story from a similar "inside" source.

so, at least on CBS, we end up w/ egg on our faces when for all we know, Martin never had any contact w/ Miles (or his agent, according to D-News) and never had Miles as the "top" candidate to begin w/.

yeech. can't wait for the Motor City Bowl to come & go and this season to end (finally).

Miles has NOT signed anything. It slipped out, Herbie wanted the glory of breaking the story, LSU does a big ol' WTF to Miles, fix it and don't screw us and our BCS payday. Not the DAY of the SEC championship game... o what you want but don't hose us. Miles with NO reason to hose LSU says I will announce something to the effect of stopping the panic (freakfest) yet not commit to any decision.

I still like the thought of Tenuta balancing out Miles, what a combo.

Also CBS is wrong, Miles stock just shot through the roof. What a bargaining tool to freak everyone out and the timing of it is almost hillarious.

Finally, the only benefit Herbie has to break the story relates to the rivalry. As an tOSU alum it hurts Michigan's image, but that's not really like Herbie to do that.

"LSU athletic director Skip Bertman said the school and Miles were in agreement.

'Coach Miles and the chancellor have already worked out a contract that they're happy with, but it hasn't been signed yet,' Bertman said."

I can't imagine a statement like this from LSU's AD just to reduce team distraction and then allow Miles' to take the Michigan job next week. If so, this is a bunch of not-ready-for-prime-time stooges.

You all sound so sure. Do you have a source or any info on the situation, or is this just your eminent wisdom speaking? I don't mean to sound snarky, but you seem to have it all figured out when reports have been all over the map. The statement from the LSU AD seems pretty solid. If Miles pulls a Saban and reverses himself next week, I don't want him.

What exactly has the Big Ten or Michigan ever done to CBS or the SEC to deserve it's scorn? The network sounds petty and childish. Isn't the first time a coach decides to leave school A for school B and then thinks better of it. At this point I don't want Miles either. He's either a drama king, not a man of his word or doesn't really know what he wants to do with his future...

let's just say that I was posting based on reasonable knowledge and not wild speculation.

now here is my OPINION:Les screwed himself by blabbing to EVERYONE including people up here in A2 and even his damned barber in Louisiana about coming to Michigan.The deal was in the works and the paperwork was in the pipeline.Then Herbie opens his mouth and BAM the whole thing blows up and Les gets all hot-headed and the AD down there tipped the media about things to gain leverage for himself. And now, here we are.

If THAT'S how Les Miles really rolls, I say GOOD RIDDANCE.Because if he comes now, he's a mealy-mouthed two-faced double-talking liar. Would you want your kid to play for someone like that???

agreed merrick,this whole procces has been so hype up it makes me sick. the reason a wish list wan't made public was to protect all candiates, now, thanks to espn and CBS, miles is lloking like an ass and LSU is struggling to cover theirs. if the media would just shut the fuck up and let teh kids play their games, they can go wild about this on monday, or even next wednesday when the only thing there is (was) to read was notre dame's new strategy.

Good riddance is right. If you want to be a big shot and make your deals behind the scenes and it backfires on you, well, too bad. I don't think it's unreasonable to leave even a good job for what might be considered a "dream job," just be a stand up guy about it. Does a deal have to be made RIGHT NOW? Really? You can't wait a week knowing you're the top guy? As I said, didn't want him anyway...

but, isn't martin also claiming that he hadn't talked to Bass yet? and hasn't there always (over the last two weeks, at least) been alternative stories that Miles wasn't "the" pick? that there were 3-5 other candidates that would still be interviewed before a decision?

if you take a moment to look at only the things said by school officials- 1) lloyd resigned; 2) martin said it will be a "comprehensive" job search; and 3) lsu & michigan both agreed wednesday to allow michigan to talk to miles next week.

would be interesting to someday hear who Herbie's source was. it had to be someone really creditable to run w/the story, and really unethical to have leaded it in the first place. and it begs the question of whether the story was completely true to begin w/? add to that the theory that lloyd & his posse have been trying to undermine les's chances from the start? i smell an espn mini series.

and, what's w/ the whole angle on Tenuta (Jon or Judy, Queen of Desire)? he claims to not know anything about this. why would he lie?

seriously, whatever had happened between us & Les in the last two weeks? the story someone fed Herbie was obviously bogus at some level. Tenuta claims to know nothing of this. unless he's lying (for some inexplicable motive), ESPN's story was a mistake on at least half of it. have to question the accuracy of the other half.

"and, what's w/ the whole angle on Tenuta (Jon or Judy, Queen of Desire)? he claims to not know anything about this. why would he lie?"

SiC,

I don't know anything about Tenuta or his involvement, but human nature being what it is, I bet when he saw the feces headed for the fan blades he took off for the tall grass. He will surface once the enviromental clean-up crew is finished.

CBS is to Sec, what NBC is to ND. Despite bcs being wide open to about 6 teams this year, none of Sec, is in the discussion. Must be tuff for both of them to listen to national debate on who should play & not have a dog in the fight.

So the "michigan's coach hunt made lsu lose last week" gives them a smoke screen. If Lloyd hadn't retired, lsu would still be #1? Sounds stupid when I say it but Gary Danielson says it more convincingly (at least to his target audience).

Wtrk/m93,No one loves a good conspiracy better than I do, but this? Everyone, Les, lsu AD, Tunata, Bass, and Martin, all more or less deny the espn story and say that michigan hasn't really talked to miles yet, let alone struck a K. So they're all telling the same lie? That's a stretch even for me.

However, I have come up w/ my own X-files theory- let's assume they're all telling the truth- we hadn't talked to les, lsu had started trying to persuade him to stay, & les hadn't made up his mind about what to do? When Lloyd retires two weeks ago, his faction figures that lsu won't let us talk to les prior to bcs game & that martin will pick someone else before then. Then lsu loses. Now we can talk to the Hat next week instead of January. If you are part of lloyd's cabal, what do you do.

If les comes to A2 next week, he might get the offer. How do you stop that? Hmmm. Leaking a false story to Herbie would really force lsu/les's hand & maybe avert the whole possibility. Herbie looks bad, can't reveal his source, & les gets taken out of the mix.

Far fetched? Sure- all good conspiracies are- that's how they succeed- no one believes them.

One of the things that leaves a pungent taste in my mouth is CBS saying that we announced that we asked permission to talk to Les. WE did not make that announcement......the LSU AD did. I think that your conspiracy theory is not that far fetched. Michigan doesn't win in this for us to have leaked anything, LSU on the other hand, had everything to gain by doing it. (as in keeping Miles) Unless of course you want to consider a conspiracy theory for those in Michigan that are against Miles.....however I have a difficult time believing that those people would do such a thing to make Michigan looked soiled in this. I don't think we will ever know what really has happened. I for one is very tired of trying to read between the lines.

IF there was a leak from our side, it need not have been so strategic or sinister. More likely it would have been some staffer with the need to feel important/special by being ESPN's secret source.

P.S. I stopped by the MGoBlog Boards. Those people are nuts: desperate, reactionary and irrational. Who would have thought the blog that boasts being best known for half-clad coeds and cheeky Photoshop shennanigans would be a (relative) haven for rational discourse.

Les made it pretty clear when during the post game press conference he said that he will not be going to Michigan. He can't make it any more clear than that. I would like to think that Les wouldn't pull a Saban.

F@#K LESS MILES. I WISH LSU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THEIR ASSES HANDED TO THEM TONIGHT. HOPEFULLY HE GETS TO PLAY OSU FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND GETS CRUSHED. STOP ACTING LIKE NICK SABAN IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON COMING TO MICHIGAN. HAVE A BACKBONE.

Well, my theory is, if I have to root for tOSU, I want to root for them against LSU. Plus, that will probably make it even more difficult for Michigan to go after Miles. So it is all purely for my own satisfaction :o) Which I am getting very little of today....LOL

Win, As far as I know it is POSSIBLE for the Rose Bowl to loose both anchor teams to the NC game, however there is nothing against replacing them with BCS eligible teams from the anchor conference if they choose.

And I may as well throw my 2 cents in on the NC talk. I do feel it will be tOSU vs. LSU, however Virginia Tech certainly can make a case with their convincing win in the ACC title game. Also Oklahoma and USC have an argument. Bottom line is theres going to be allot of upset people.

It doesn't look good for the last undefeated team in the nation either. Although, I think that if Hawaii should pull it off, they should get the nod over a bunch of 1,2 and 3 loss teams. I know I know, 1 loss in the SEC is like going undefeated in a lesser conference. Although people were making the same argument about Boise State last year.

This year is a perfect year for BCS haters because there is not clearly a 1 and 2 team. Whoever they put in the championship will be a punt by the selection committee.

The BCS is a joke. We're all supposed to play by the system until the system doesn't give us what we want. Jumping LSU, USC, or Ok would be completely inconsistent. Recht said it tonight, winning your conference championship isn't required (see: Nebraska). Of course it should be, so why isn't in the formula? Why wasn't it put in after Nebraska? The ridiculous system (not to mention the "Coaches" Poll) had VTech in front of LSU. All three polls ranked Georgia #4 despite knowing full well couldn't their conference. So now what? Sitting at home didn't make OSU worse, but it does for Georgia?

6 BCS Conferences, 2 at-large. How hard is this to figure out? Send everyone else to the Bowls (they've always been glorified consolation games anyway). Don't tell me there's no money to be made.

If we're not going to make it right, lets just merge the polls and go back to the Bowls picking who they liked.

Theres only 1 problem I have with a playoff system. The simple truth is a playoff will just cause more problems with teams whining about seeding while also shifting the "I got screwed" argument further down the the standing to the 17th, 18th, and 19th etc. teams. So I do Like a playoff system more than a BCS but the simple truth is, is there really a simple answer besides sating every conference needs a championship game, and then seeding all the the conference champions into a playoff.

Udub is handing it to Hawaii. The hat vs the sweatervest in the MNC. Anybody else like to have Mr. Lloyd Carr back coaching us next year? Doesn't seem so bad now does it. Didn't think i'd miss Coach Carr so much, so soon.

Of course there will always be bitching, but now you move the kvetching down to the 7-8 teams, not the 1-2 teams. The best teams will be in. Let's not pretend that a playoff/tournament always gives you the best team, but at least it's decided on the field.

Very good point, One that I was actually hoping someone would bring up (mainly to give me closure that the playoff system is the way to go).

On another note. As much as I question all of Les Miles recent actions, his post game press conference was actually pretty well addressed well minus the dig on "they'll bit them eventually" regarding tOSU.

Also, Now I hope we play Florida and beat the snot out of them in the Capital One Bowl, so we can stick it to that F*ck stick Urban Meyer for last year.

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